Education for Sustainable Development Learning Objectives

3. Conclusions

Education for Sustainable Development Goals: Learning Objectives

3. Conclusions

ESD can contribute to achieving the SDGs by, first, developing cross-cutting sustainability competencies that are needed to deal with many different sustainability challenges and to relate the different SDGs to each other. Second, ESD can equip learners with the specific cognitive, socio-emotional and behavioural learning outcomes that enable them to deal with the particular challenges of each SDG. To make it possible for everyone around the world to take action in favour of the SDGs, all educational institutions must consider it their responsibility to deal intensively with sustainable development issues, to foster the development of sustainability competencies and to develop the specific learning outcomes related to all SDGs. Therefore it is vital not only to include SDG-related contents in the curricula, but also to use action-oriented transformative pedagogy. Education officials, policy-makers, educators, curriculum developers and others are called upon to rethink education in order to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs within their timeframe, between now and 2030. This guidance provides an orientation to the sustainability competencies and specific cognitive, socio-emotional and behavioural learning outcomes that are relevant to this goal, and it outlines what is needed to implement learning for the SDGs through ESD.

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2.4. Delivering ESD in the classroom and other learning settings

2.5. How to assess ESD learning outcomes and the quality of ESD programmes?

2.2. Integrating ESD in curricula and textbooks

2.3. Integrating ESD in teacher education

2.1. Integrating ESD in policies, strategies and programmes

Strengthen the implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Reduce inequality within and among countries

Build infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

and decent work for all

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and clean energy for all

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

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End poverty in all its forms everywhere

1.1. Cross-cutting key competencies for achieving all SDGs

1.2. Specific learning objectives for the SDGs

List of acronyms

2. Education for Sustainable Development – a key instrument to achieve the SDGs

1. The Sustainable Development Goals – an ambitious and universal agenda to transform our world

3. Who is this guidance for and how can it be used?